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(No Model.)

J. W. SHARP, Jr. 8n J. W. GRA-NTLAND.

WATER CLOSET.

No. 605,823. Patented June -14, 1898.

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JOSEPH W. SHARP, JR, AND JOHN W. GRANTLAND, 0F PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNORS TO THE HAINES, JONES & CADBURY, OF

SAME PLACE.

WATER-CLOSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettersiratent No. 605,823, dated June 14;, 1898.

Application filed November 2 1897. Serial No. 657,156. (No model.)

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOSEPH W. SHARP, J r., and JOHN WJGRAN LAND, citizens of the -United States, residing at the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newiand useful Improvements in Water- Olosets, of which the following is a specification. The principal objects of our present invention are, first, to provide a water-closet of the siphon type that may be equipped with its flushing or slow-closing valve at the factory and then shipped ready for installation by the simple operation of attaching or coupling it to the supply and soil pipes; second, to obviate noise during the flushing operation; third, to apply or connect the flushing or slow. closingvalve' firmly to the earthenware bowl without danger to the latter of breakagejand, fourth, to dispense with unsightly objects, as overhead tanks, chains, and the like, and to improve the general appearance of the'installation.

Our invention comprises the improvements hereinafter described andolaime v The nature, characteristic features, and scope of our invention will be more'fully understood from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, and in which I Figure 1 is a view, partly in section, illus I trating a water-closet embodying features of our invention and in condition to be shipped from the factory and connected with the proper pipesfor use. Fig. 2 is a top or plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional View, drawn to an enlarged scale, illustrating portions of the closet shown in Figs. '1 and 2.

necks, through one of which may pass a wa terway 3, and-the top parts of these necks are U-shaped or depressed, as at A, Figs. 1, 2,'and 5, so that the top rims of the bowl and valve-support'are wholly distinct and separate and each complete in itself. The .open ends of thisfitting constitute continuous rims independent of the'rirn of the bowl. As shown, the rims at the top and bottom of the part 2 are circular. The rims at the top and bottom of the part 2 constitute seats onto which the parts of a valve.- casing 'oan be clamped so as to make a tight joint, and they afford even bearingsfor the parts of the valvecasing, whereby uneven strains on th'e'earthenware are avoided even when the operatinghandle'is'connected to the parts of the oasing. As shown,' this part 2 is located to one side ofthe'siphon or outlet; but its location may be changed so long as'it remains between the top andbottom of the bowl and communicates intermediate of its top and bottom rims with'a water-inlet 3 thereof. The nearer it is to the point or points of discharge'of the water-inlet 3 the less air-space is provided. The slow-closing or flushing valve is oonnected with the fitting or coupling 2,'and the strain incident to such connection is one of compression on the ends thereof, so that danger of breakage is reduced to a minimum.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the part 2 not onlyoffers means by which the parts of thefiushing-valve are secured to the closet, but also constitutes in part awater way or chamber. The valve-casing 4 isprovided with, a"screw'- threaded projection 5, that by means of ajthreaded connection and is provided with a flange 8, adapted to a flange 9 on the part 2,"a gasket, washer, or other packing being interposed to insure a watertight joint. The upper end of the yoke 7 passes through a suitable packing and through the cap 10 and is threaded for engagement by nut 11. The cap 10 is carried by 9 may be dropped into the part 2 from the top, and the parts are brought to position and secured to place by manipulation of the nuts 6 and 11, which exert compression upon the ends of the part 2 and also secure tightness of the various joints. Vithin the casingi is a valve 13, having a cup-like packing and being constructed so as to maintain the spring in proper position.

1% is a valve-spindle, and 15 is a spring tending to lift the valve to its seat 12 and into closed position.

To control the upward or closing motion of the valve, there are provided one or more restricted openings 16, and the effective size of these may be adjusted by means of the adjusting-screw 17. The valve is operated in a manner to be described, and thus brought into the positionshown in Fig. 3. ater enters by the inlet 18, fills the chamber 19, escapes by the openings 20, and thence by the channels 3, from which it is discharged. In time the spring 15 forces the valve upward; but the upward motion of the valve is retarded to permit of the completion of the flushing. \Vater must enter the casing 4 back of the valve, and since the opening 16 is comparatively small time will be consumed and the valve will slowly close into the position shown in Fig. 1.

It may be remarked that the lever 23- assists the spring and if made heavy enough could operate the valve without any spring.

In operating the valve to admit water its cup-shaped packing yields and permits water to escape upward around it, so that it is not necessary to expel all of the water under it through the openings 16. Consequently it can be opened with comparative rapidity. Means are provided for actuating the spindle 14:. As shown in Figs. 1 to a, use is made of a rock-shaft 21, having an arm 22, connected to the spindle 11-, and an arm 23, provided with an operating-handle. One end of this rock-shaft is seated in a bearing formed on the inside of the casing 10, and consequently does not project through it, so that there is no need of packing at that end. The other end does project from the casing and is provided with suitable packing devices 24. By this arrangement durability and absence of leakage are insured.

The construction and operation of the modification are as above described, with the following exceptions: The part 2 is made shorter, and the exterior casing a is fitted to the part 2, as shown, and a tight joint is made by means of a gasket or packing. The part a is provided with a water-inlet 1S and engages a yoke 7 by means of a threaded connection. The part '7 in turn engages the cap 10 by a threaded connection. The casing 1 presses up on a gasket or valve-seat placed on a ring 12, screwed in the part a, and is provided at its lower end with a threaded stem 5, that engages the casing a. There is a valve and a spindle 1et,which passes through the cap l0 by way of a suitable packing or gland. By turning the part 10 it and the part a are clamped to the part 2 by compression thereon. The operating-handle 23 is pivotally supported by the cap 1O and is pivotally connected with the spindle 11.

In practice the valve and its spring and spindle and accessories are mounted and fitted in their casing and the yoke and cap are coupled together. The parts thus assembled are dropped in from the top through the projection or head on the bowl. As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the nut 6 is applied, and necessary adjustment is effected by manipulation of the nuts 6 and 11. I11 Fig. 5 the part is screwed up onto the yoke. This is all done at the factory, so that skilled labor is not required in making the final installation. The complete article as shown in the drawings is shipped and upon its receipt can be installed by unskilled labor. In making the installation the water-inlet is connected with a water'supply pipe, and the outlet X, Fig. 1, is connected with the soil-pipe. This is all that is necessary and may be accomplished readily and by comparatively unskilled mechanics. The supply-pipe last referred to may lead from any sufficient source of supply or from a reservoir such as is frequently provided on top of buildings or other elevated structures. There is no need for small overhead tanks, as are now almost universally used in connection with the closets of the class described. There is little or no space above the valve-seat in which air may lodge, as will appear by reference to the dotted line indicating the water-level in Fig. 1, so that disagreeable noises due to the expulsion of air are obviated. The connection between the metal and earthenware portions 2 or 2 is made by compression, as described, so that there is comparatively little danger of breakage. The valve mechanism is complete in itself and is attached readily to the porcelain.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which our invention appertains that modifications may be made without departing from the spirit thereof. Hence we do not limit ourselves to the precise details set forth and illustrated; but,

Having described our invention, what we claim is l. A water-closet fixture comprising a neck having its top part depressed, a bowl integral with the neck and having its top rim continuous and elevated above the neck, a waterchamber and valve-support integral with said neck and having a continuous top rim separate from the bowl-rim and elevated above the neck, and a water-inlet communicating with the bowl and chamber below the complete and separate top rims thereof, substantially as described.

2. In combination a bowl having a continuous rim and provided with an integral Valvesupport having a continuous top rim independent of and located below the bowl-rim and having a bottom rim, a two-part valvecasing whereof the parts are respectively seated all around the rims of the valve-support, and a screw connection for clamping the parts of the casing onto the last-mentioned rims, whereby compressive stress is evenly distributed, substantially as described.

3. In combination a bowl, as earthenware, integrally provided with an open-ended valvesupport, a two-part valve-casing whereof the respective parts are clamped together and onto opposite ends of the support, and an op- I crating-handle wholly supported by and piv-.

otally attached to one of said parts, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto signed our names.

' JOSEPH W. SHARP, JR. JOHN W. GRANTLAND.

In presence of FRANK H. MASSEY, W. J. MULLANEY. 

